[General] The 5 GB Limit in Verizon Wireless http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19678651 en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:06:32 EDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:06:32 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20458671 ggultra2764 : The policy change was official as of March for Verizon Wireless customers and I do think 5 GB is too small a cap for most Internet users, especially with the increased usage of online video sites like Youtube and Veoh.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20458671 Fri, 09 May 2008 19:02:32 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20457829 anon : I switched from a tethered PDA to the Novatel 740 in April under the assumption that I would still have the "unlimited" data plan I had been using for the last two years. Not until I received a call from Verizon about overages did I realize I was limited to 5G. I have returned the card and am now a Sprint customer.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20457829 Fri, 09 May 2008 15:47:27 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20405070 ggultra2764 : Beyond 5 GB, your BroadbandAccess connection speed is throttled down to 200 kbps or less depending on how VZW sees fit what to do with the overage. Not like it affects me anyway since I only have NationalAccess coverage out where I live.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20405070 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:09:11 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20404011 anon : Unlimited data -- depends on when you signed up. If you signed up before March '08 -- you may very well have unlimited data -- check you account profile online.

With the "UNLIMITED" data -- they state that if you go over 5gig you "may" have your download speeds cut for the remainder of the billing period -- however -- YOU ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES when you go over.

If you signed up after Feb '08 -- not only might they cut your speed -- you WILL be charged something like an additional .40 per meg over the 5GIG.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20404011 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:24:00 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360140 ggultra2764 :
said by flamewalker :

Yes, I got in before the 5gb then charge you out the wazoo tactics fortunately. Unfortunately they never mentioned any limits and was assured by a rep via the phone I was on the unlimited plan so there was nothing to worry about during the trial period.
The only thing Verizon Wireless has unlimited right now is calling. There is no unlimited data usage. Your only options for data plans from VZW right now are 40 MB and 5 GB.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20360140 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:27:54 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350006 WMLARRY : Good! When you find time to run the Tweak test, it might reccommend you change your TCP receive window, but everything else should remain the same.
Good luck!
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Website: »WmLarryPowell.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20350006 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:19:38 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20346538 ggultra2764 : Just made the changes. My downspeeds for downloading got a slight boost and certain web pages I often have trouble loading up load up quicker. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20346538 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:19:53 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20345440 WMLARRY : Everyone's settings are different, but just to satisfy my curiosity, try these settings.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20345440 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:01:17 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20343124 ggultra2764 : At one point, I managed to get results. But, I forgot to copy every bit of detail that came from the test. So, I just made some tweaks off whatever I had in front of me via DrTCP which got my downspeed slower than it would normally be so i had to set everything back to default. Ever since that time even with disabling my firewall and tweaking PeerGuardian to allow me to run the test, the Tweak test still says that the server used to analyze reults was down after the 20 max seconds that it would take to process the results.

I don't have time during the week to do the Tweak test. I'll try it this weekend when i'm not so busy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20343124 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:12:17 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20339924 WMLARRY : ggultra2764:
I'm just curious....... I was trying to help your speed about a week ago, and you kinda vanished. Did you ever get the "Tweak" test to run?
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Website: »WmLarryPowell.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20339924 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:33:25 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20339914 anon : Yes, I got in before the 5gb then charge you out the wazoo tactics fortunately. Unfortunately they never mentioned any limits and was assured by a rep via the phone I was on the unlimited plan so there was nothing to worry about during the trial period.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20339914 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:30:44 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20338105 ggultra2764 : Unlimited calls, yes. But Verizon Wireless has clearly stated nowadays that their data plans go as high as 5 GB monthly. Let's not forget that besides having your bandwidth throttled after going after 5 GB that they will now penalize you 49 cents for each megabyte you over 5 GB in a month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20338105 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:06:14 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20335895 anon : I can attest to the limitation on the account... I was not made aware that their "unlimited" plan is bs... they limited me to 200kbps today, but I plan on continuing to fight them over it. My contract and bills say unlimited...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20335895 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:34:53 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20305131 WMLARRY : Do you have windows firewall enabled? If so, disable it. Zone alarm and some security settings will prevent the test running.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20305131 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:08:44 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20304201 ggultra2764 : Upgraded my Java, but I'm still getting the same results.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20304201 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:06:59 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20303987 WMLARRY : You might want to go to »java.com and download the most recent version of Java.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20303987 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:24:31 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20303821 ggultra2764 : Just tried using the Tweak test. The analysis portion of the test keeps timing out and I get a comment saying the analysis server for the tool is offline.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20303821 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:51:41 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302261 WMLARRY : At the very top of this page, click on "tools". That will open a page where you can receive many options. Download DRTCP and save to desktop. You can change a number of things using DRTCP, but the most important is your receive window.Read the FAQ about DRTCP. Any time you change a setting in DRTCP you will need to click on "save" and reboot to save those settings.

Then run the "Tweak" test from the same page, and it will reccommend settings to change in DRTCP to speed up your connection.

Hope this helps you.
Larry
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Website: »WmLarryPowell.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302261 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:11:02 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302196 ggultra2764 : I don't know of the program. What does it do?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302196 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:59:11 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302109 WMLARRY : Said by ggultra2764: I said that the connection speed for Verizon's NationalAccess network maxes out at 144 kbps. But, the highest I'm ever able to get is 120-122 kbps for upload and download speeds.

Pleas excuse my stupid question, but the only stupid question is the question un-asked.

Have you downloaded and do you use DRTCP?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20302109 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:43:02 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20300506 Kearnstd : i saw the the TOS on the VZ website today and it doesnt mention games in the 5gb plan. however i wonder how much games use, i know WoW doesnt need much as it can be played on dialup.
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I said that the connection speed for Verizon's NationalAccess network maxes out at 144 kbps. But, the highest I'm ever able to get is 120-122 kbps for upload and download speeds. This makes it quite difficult for me to intentionally go over the cap if I wanted to do it.

Verizon Wireless has touted that their bandwidth speeds can be as high as 1.5 Mbps for down speed and 800 kbps for up speed in EVDO Rev A areas. In EVDO Rev 0 areas, it can be as high as 400 to 700 kbps for down speed and 60 to 80 kbps for up speed. You should check out Verizon Wireless's web site to check for coverage of their speeds in your area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19833345 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:25:23 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19828071 yamaben : I just ordered the service and the rep told me the 5G limit was real. That would be about 2 good games though Steam.

I hope the service I just ordered is faster than 114Kbps (bits per second). Did you mean 114KBps (bytes per second)? I don't think 114 Kbps would be worth 59.95 per month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19828071 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:13:08 EDT Re: [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19683329 dialupsux : I called and them told me I was unlimited on my computer that it was only for data plans or some crap. I told them my daughter dloaded a bunch of stuff from itunes plus we used Netflix alot.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19683329 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:17:44 EDT [General] The 5 GB Limit http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19678651 ggultra2764 : I just wanted to know if anyone ever experienced going over Verizon's 5 GB monthly download limit. From what I've heard, Verizon would cut your broadband connection on their BroadbandAccess network down to 200 kbps or less depending on how abusive one was with their bandwidth.

The throttling wouldn't affect me eitherway since I can only get 144 kbps max because I can only get the NationalAccess connection out where I live. But, I at least wanted to know if there was anyone here who ever went through such throttling with Verizon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19678651 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:28:39 EDT